Chapter 50: Although I Say Strange Things

Hisasaku Yumeno's abilities are extremely dangerous, and he is very hostile to others. Furthermore, he does not seem to have enough control over his abilities. Mori Ogai cannot guarantee that he will not attack members of his own organization, so he can only give the task of guarding Hisasaku Yumeno to Dazai Osamu.

Of course, Dazai Osamu himself was very reluctant to take care of a child, especially such a troublesome one.

But among the entire port mafia, only Dazai Osamu and Yumeno Hisasaku can make the superpowers ineffective and can guarantee that they will be safe. Apart from Mori Ou, he is not sure to leave anyone else around.

When Alice approached him, she found a thin scar on the palm of his hand, which could only be caused by a blade thinner than a scalpel. Whether it was the location or the tool, it could only mean that he had caused it himself.

He may not be able to completely control his own abilities, but he can use this method to achieve the effect of triggering his own abilities on someone.

So Mori Ogai started to waste time with Dazai Osamu, and after a while Dazai Osamu realized his intention, because Alice had already gone behind the desk while they were arguing. Dazai Osamu turned around and wanted to escape, but Mori Ogai, who had timed it well, quickly shouted: [Ace! Hurry up and hold him back! ]

After so much discussion, Ace understood that Yumeno Hisaku's ability was very dangerous and that only Dazai Osamu could control it. So Ace quickly got off his seat and ran over. He put one arm around his shoulders and the other hand on Yumeno Hisaku's head. He said with a smile, "Don't refuse. Hisaku is still very obedient, right, Hisaku?"

Yumeno Hisasaku, who was rubbed on the head again, was stunned. He didn't know why this uncle who looked a little scary just now suddenly seemed to have changed.

But he said he was a good boy.

Yumeno Hisasaku could no longer remember the last time he said this word to himself, or who said it. It seemed like too much time had passed, and he was covered by nightmare-like memories. Just like his special ability, the hell also enveloped him.

But now, even he himself doesn't dare to use this word to describe himself. How can he be considered a good child if he can't control himself and hurts people he doesn't want to hurt?

He couldn't help but want to reach out and touch the hand above his head, but some unknown fear made him hesitate to actually reach out his hand.

Dazai Osamu, who was holding a strand of Yumeno Hisasaku's hair, glanced back at Ace and threatened him lightly, "If I let go now, you might be marked by his ability right away, okay?" After what happened with Lan Tang, he had completely grasped Ace's weaknesses and bottom line, "If you are controlled by his ability, you might kill your companions. Well, with your skills, I might meet my death right here."

"Don't talk nonsense!" Ace pulled back the hand that was hooked around him, making Dazai feel as if his throat was being strangled. "If I die like this, it would be too much of a loss, right? There are so many delicious foods in the world that I haven't eaten, and so many interesting places that I haven't visited. Just thinking about it makes me feel unacceptable!"

Dazai Osamu pushed his arm speechlessly and said in disdain, "You've said so much, but you just want me to watch over this troublesome kid?"

Ace: “Hey :D”

Dazai Osamu sighed in frustration: "Really, how old are you? Why do you feel younger than me?"

Ace immediately proved his innocence: "Who said that! I'm much older than you! By many years!"

Dazai Osamu's eyes flickered, and then he sneered in disgust: "Okay, you're just a childish guy who's a few years older than me."

Oh no, he figured it out. Isn't it between 18 and 25 years old?

Sure enough, it's not some second personality, otherwise it should have existed before Mori Ogai brought him into the Port Mafia. It would be great if we could find out who this person is.

However, Dazai Osamu did not intend to hand it over to others to investigate. Firstly, it would be easy for someone to find out something was wrong and leak the information; secondly, he did not want others to find out that he was investigating this person.

It was so easy for Dazai Osamu to get the information out of him. Mori Ogai felt it was too painful to watch and let out a long sigh.

Yumeno Hisasaku looked at Ace, then at Dazai Osamu, with a confused, bewildered and strange look on his face. One looked like a brother, and the other looked like an uncle, how could they be only a few years apart in age?

"Then I'll leave Hisaku to you, okay?"

Before Dazai Osamu said anything, Yumeno Hisasaku showed a resistance expression: "I don't want it... I don't want him to take me!"

Dazai Osamu immediately sneered: "You said it as if I want to take you with me."

Seeing Yumeno Hisasaku's rejection, Ace asked directly, "Are you two having a conflict?"

Mori Ogai: [……]

It’s hard to put it into words.

It's clear from the look of it that Dazai had used some extraordinary means to bring the person back. Is there any need to ask?

Dazai Osamu was also a little disgusted by his contradictory words, "Don't talk as if I have a good relationship with him."

"Okay, then you two are not at odds." Ace readily agreed, and he put his weight on Dazai Osamu with some annoyance, "But Hisasaku is still young, right? I'll feel more at ease if you can look after him."

After he finished speaking, he looked at Yumeno Hisaku, who was feeling uneasy after hearing that he “couldn’t control his power well”, and said, “Come to think of it, Hisaku has nowhere else to go now, right?”

“…Yeah.” Yumeno Hisasaku lowered his head, avoiding his sight, and responded in a low voice.

Ace frowned and thought: "If I send you to an orphanage or some other welfare institution, because of your ability, you will end up wandering around like before sooner or later..."

Before he could finish his words, Yumeno Hisaku grabbed a small corner of his clothes and looked up at him with tears in her eyes, "Are you going to throw away Hisaku, too?"

Although he didn't understand many things, and even felt that this uncle was very dangerous until just now, perhaps out of a child's instinct to seek benefits and avoid harm, he immediately chose to grab Ace, who was currently a piece of driftwood for him.

Although the child's heart is full of evil thoughts due to his past experiences, he will choose to survive without hesitation.

Yumeno Hisasaku is different from Sabo and Luffy when they were little. His uncontrollable and dangerous supernatural powers make it difficult for him to survive in the outside world. Ace can't just throw him out there to fend for himself. What's more, Mori Ogai also said that he plans to let this child join the Port Mafia.

In terms of personnel arrangements, Ace always followed Mori Ogai's decision, and at most he would offer suggestions. After all, the Port Mafia was Mori Ogai's organization, and such an important matter as the organization's members must of course be decided by Mori Ogai, the leader.

"That can't be helped," Ace squatted down in front of him and gave him a grin, "But Jiu Zuo, the people in this place are my companions, I can't let them get hurt, but you can't completely control your abilities, so I have to find someone who can help you control your powers and look after you."

Yumeno Hisasaku was stunned, "But..."

"Kusaku," Ace changed his hand from his head to cupping his face, and said in all seriousness, "If you still want to live a normal life, you must find a way to control your power and not let it hurt others. Otherwise, you won't have a real place to stay. No one wants a weapon that could hurt them. If you don't control it, you will just become a sealed weapon, and you may never be free again."

Although Ace didn't understand the twists and turns behind all this, he had traveled thousands of miles at sea and had seen countless things. Although he couldn't understand or agree with them, he knew that such things did exist, and there were indeed people who thought this way, and he had even seen them all.

...Although some of them were beaten badly by him.

The six-year-old Yumeno Hisasaku could not fully understand what Ace said. He only vaguely understood that he had to work hard to control his special abilities and that someone had to look after him.

From Ace's expression and tone, he felt vaguely that this was a very important topic and could not be answered casually, so he became hesitant.

"No, freedom, what do you mean..."

"You'll probably be locked up, or maybe even more cruel." Ace told the truth, without any intention of protecting the child's world or creating an illusion for the child. "I can at least guarantee that I won't treat you like that here, and I will protect you as much as possible, but my companions are my bottom line. If you hurt them, I'm afraid I won't be able to treat you like this anymore."

It’s not like Yumeno Hisasaku had been locked up before when he was wandering outside. He had a vague understanding of other things, but he was extremely sensitive to the fact that he was locked up.

Ace held his hand and pried it open, revealing the fine scar on the palm. "I know a little about the mechanism of your ability. It is triggered by the harm of others, right?"

The little hand in his palm shuddered, but was held tightly by Ace and could not be retracted.

"Such a trigger mechanism means that it exists to protect yourself, but you can't use it to indiscriminately harm people around you. You must control it. If you still want to have a normal future."

"Control...it." Yumeno Hisasaku repeated blankly, but soon shook his head violently, "No, I can't do it...I..."

"That's why I asked Zhi to look after you." Ace's serious expression faded, revealing a smile as bright as the sun. "Although Zhi sometimes speaks a little strangely, he may actually be caring about you. He is actually a good person. Don't hate him."

Dazai Osamu, who sometimes speaks in a strange way: "..."

Bah! Who cares about you? Nonsense! He is a good person, how come he doesn't know he is a good person?

These words made Mori Ogai feel a little weird. He glanced at Dazai Osamu's expression out of the corner of his eye, and his mood became even weirder.

For a moment I couldn't tell whether you were praising him or being sarcastic to him :)